Estimated print duration

Shows the estimated amount of time that the current requested printer requires to print the job. You can show the time in seconds, minutes, hours, or days. To change the unit of time, click the clock button next to the field name.

This value is calculated based on the number of pages in the job and the value of the Pages per minute property for the printer.

Database name
Job.SLA.PrintDuration

Usage notes:

  • If the Requested printer property is set to Not set or Any printer, this property cannot be calculated.
  • If you change the requested printer, this property is recalculated.
  • If the total number of pages in a job cannot be determined or if the Pages per minute property for the printer is blank, this property cannot be calculated.
  • If you add the Estimated print time property to the jobs table on the Main page, the time is always displayed in seconds.